Lady Thunderbirds drop two at home to Clearwater

Monday

Apr 15, 2013 at 3:20 PMApr 15, 2013 at 3:21 PM

Times Sports Report

The Circle Thunderbirds softball team dropped two games to Clearwater on Tuesday.The Thunderbirds lost their first game in a close contest 3-1 with both teams having only 3 hits each in the game.Ashley Hornya pitched the complete game striking out two but was let down by her defense who had six errors in the game.Circle lost 16-5 to the Lady Indians in the second game despite 9 hits from the Thunderbirds.The Indians scored first in the top of the second with a run but Circle plated four in the bottom half of the inning.Clearwater scored 8 runs in the next three innings to seize control of the game.A seven run top of the seventh inning for the Indians halted any kind of a Circle comeback.Reagan Wilson had a double and two rbis in the game for Circle.Jacy Gibbs had a double, a triple and an rbi for the Thunderbirds.Amanda Connell took the loss for the T-Birds in the second game.Circle plays Rose Hill Monday at home at 4 p.m.